Disseminated Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection Complicated by Encephalitis and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in an HIV Patient

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a human α-herpesvirus which cause primary varicella infection (chicken pox) or herpes zoster infection (shingles) after reactivation of the dormant virus. VZV infection is usually self-limited but disseminated infection can be seen in immunocompromised individuals. It...

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Autores principales: Elshereye, Amro, Erdinc, Burak, Sahni, Sonu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32699727
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9235

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